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to which i know mr lavrov. mr brahimi good afternoon. you just russia has been criticized. good to give at this the trust has been criticised concerning its position through syria. and. i think. that it's important to russia participants and it was supported. very and several of the countries including regional players have. heavily criticized russia. your position on this criticism would you think of that would you think about the future of assad but you look at people who have already commented on mr had to statements which i hope you will hear my reaction. and that he will understand well about this the statements that russia is actually awarding portie in syria they are just so they are from reality that there is really nothing to comment on here we do not supply the syrian regime with any kind of i think they could be used in a civil conflict so that's cool so fact that the syrian government. has ever since its cooperation with the soviet union with the. cooperation while there is a sin. fact but we as russia as the russian federation have not provided anything to syri
to which i know mr lavrov. mr brahimi good afternoon. you just russia has been criticized. good to give at this the trust has been criticised concerning its position through syria. and. i think. that it's important to russia participants and it was supported. very and several of the countries including regional players have. heavily criticized russia. your position on this criticism would you think of that would you think about the future of assad but you look at people who have already...
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mr brahimi also added that it's very important to try to continue the work on converting this vision even communique of these agreements into a un resolution an attempt which was put forward earlier by russia but feels while mr brahimi says that this is no reason not to try again russia's foreign minister also said it was agreed for mistakes to pull out to you on monitors from syria and added that returning them to the country would be a good step forward towards a long awaited peace now both mr brahimi and said that the biggest obstacle in the way of putting the these agreements reached in geneva into real life are the absolute unwillingness of both sides both the authorities and the rebels to the weapons down and to get to the negotiations table actually said you also said that the precondition that the opposition is constantly saying that i must step down and only after that they're ready to any kind of negotiations he said that these three conditions will only lead the situation. to a dead end and will not do anything constructive now. has returned from syria he met with the syri
mr brahimi also added that it's very important to try to continue the work on converting this vision even communique of these agreements into a un resolution an attempt which was put forward earlier by russia but feels while mr brahimi says that this is no reason not to try again russia's foreign minister also said it was agreed for mistakes to pull out to you on monitors from syria and added that returning them to the country would be a good step forward towards a long awaited peace now both...
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good feeling and some positive things were happening in fact mr brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with the syrian authorities and with the opposition unlike most western countries who denounce president and the syrian government as the official power in the country. the u.k. is on the tentative road to recovery but past the country not sharing in the turnaround people in britain's poorest region the northeast are still feeling the pinch there are three times more attempted suicides there than in the london area south to see why the situation looks and bleak. as he'll saying impressing gays it's grim up north it's a perception of life in some of the nation's other major cities recessions hit the u.k. hard it's been in the northeast where it's been felt particularly acutely david cameron is saying you know come in a recession and that is right. here i mean you know the very people who are living on the poverty line trade union leader about scott's furious with the government's decision to close
good feeling and some positive things were happening in fact mr brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with the syrian authorities and with the opposition unlike most western countries who denounce president and the syrian government as the official power in the country. the u.k. is on the tentative road to recovery but past the country not sharing in the turnaround people in britain's poorest region the...
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peace deal in the syrian conflict and it comes after international envoy on syria mr brahimi met with the syrian president on monday in damascus after this meeting he said that he had a good feeling and some positive things were happening in fact mr brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with the syrian authorities and with the opposition unlike most western countries who denounce president and the syrian government as the official power in the country. well the chaos in syria has pretty much dominated news programs worldwide artie's reporters got as close as they could to bring you the real stories of the bloodshed that is tearing the country apart and that is what we are focusing on today as we look at the events that shaped twenty twelve. it became fairly apparent after a massive regional arab spring and in the wake of that the next context of a pro-democracy movement and a revolution or civil war was not what was happening in syria when you see some politicians there and the media circus is
peace deal in the syrian conflict and it comes after international envoy on syria mr brahimi met with the syrian president on monday in damascus after this meeting he said that he had a good feeling and some positive things were happening in fact mr brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with the syrian authorities and with the opposition unlike most western countries who denounce president and the syrian...
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brahimi met with the syrian president on monday in damascus after this meeting he said that he had a good feeling and some positive things were happening there speculation that they were discussing a peaceful transition of power allegedly involving the creation of a transitional government which could include all sides of the conflict now moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with both the authorities and the syrian opposition in fact mr brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday meanwhile there was a lot of speculation in the media that russia and the united states had secretly drawn up this plan b. on the conflict in syria well these rumors were denied officially by the foreign ministry on thursday which said that moscow is sticking shrigley by the agreements reached last summer in geneva which call on both sides to simultaneously and immediately put their weapons down and begin a political process which would be shipping out if you're pissing off thanks for that update. now the u.k. is on the tentative road to recovery but parts of
brahimi met with the syrian president on monday in damascus after this meeting he said that he had a good feeling and some positive things were happening there speculation that they were discussing a peaceful transition of power allegedly involving the creation of a transitional government which could include all sides of the conflict now moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with both the authorities and the syrian opposition in fact mr brahimi is also expected...
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brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday syria's deputy foreign minister met with russia's chief diplomat in moscow on thursday behind closed doors very little details came out of it but there is speculation that they were discussing the a long awaited peace deal in the syrian conflict and it comes after international envoy on syria mr brahimi met with the syrian president on monday in damascus after this meeting he said that he had a good feeling and some positive things were happening there speculation that they were discussing a peaceful transition of power involving the creation of a transitional government which could include all sides of the conflict in the case on the tentative road to recovery but parts of the country are not sharing in the turnaround people in the britains poorest region the northeast are still feeling the pinch three times more attended suicides there than in the london area. went to see why the situation looks so bleak. as the old saying impressing gays it's grim up north it's a perception of life in some of the nation's other major citi
brahimi is also expected in the russian capital on saturday syria's deputy foreign minister met with russia's chief diplomat in moscow on thursday behind closed doors very little details came out of it but there is speculation that they were discussing the a long awaited peace deal in the syrian conflict and it comes after international envoy on syria mr brahimi met with the syrian president on monday in damascus after this meeting he said that he had a good feeling and some positive things...
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brahimi who's been trying to call both sides to put their weapons down he met with president assad on monday in damascus and yourself later said that he had a positive feeling and that something good was going on according to speculation he may have discussed a peaceful transition of power which may include forming a transitional government with representatives from both the syrian authorities and the opposition mr brahimi is expected in the russian capital also on saturday moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with the syrian authorities and with the opposition unlike most western countries who denounce president assad and the syrian government as the official power in the country now again it's not clear whether that's what they're discussing at the foreign ministry right now but of course we'll bring you all the details of this meeting as soon as we get them. out of his kind of reporting right there well a bleak prospect for britain's northeast it's not sharing the country's financial recovery with many laid off and left on the breadline report on th
brahimi who's been trying to call both sides to put their weapons down he met with president assad on monday in damascus and yourself later said that he had a positive feeling and that something good was going on according to speculation he may have discussed a peaceful transition of power which may include forming a transitional government with representatives from both the syrian authorities and the opposition mr brahimi is expected in the russian capital also on saturday moscow has a good...
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with mr. brahimi and our american colleagues, we are trying to find a solution on the basis of the peace plan that was agreed upon in june. >> the geneva agreement calls for a cease-fire and the creation of a traditional government, something the united nations special envoy still wants to see. in damascus, he appealed for a government of national unity. >> this government would lead the country in a transitional phase, which would end with new elections. they could be presidential elections if the parties concerned agree to it, or parliamentary elections.% >> but what role syria's president assad might play -- on that brahimi said nothing. syria's opposition has already dismissed his suggestions. hope for a rapid end to the bloodshed seems optimistic. >> syria will be the special focus later this half hour. >> we will have a special report from the turkish-syrian border. in other news, u.s. president barack obama has broken off his christmas vacation to resume talks on the so-called fiscal cl
with mr. brahimi and our american colleagues, we are trying to find a solution on the basis of the peace plan that was agreed upon in june. >> the geneva agreement calls for a cease-fire and the creation of a traditional government, something the united nations special envoy still wants to see. in damascus, he appealed for a government of national unity. >> this government would lead the country in a transitional phase, which would end with new elections. they could be presidential...
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here is more of what mr. brahimi had to say. dana, mr. brahimi has since left syria he says the situation is dire and he hopes they can come to some agreement to alleviate the misery for the syrian people. >> you are on the phone, and lucky enough to get you face to face. thank you for that and for that report. as gruesome and grim as it was. >>> ahead on "starting point" criticism from the right and left. controversy brewing over chuck hagel's possible nomination as defense secretary. will the president go all in or go with someone else? >>> and fired for being simply too irresistible. one state's highest court says not a problem. this is a story you really do have to hear and see to believe. we'll bring it to you, next. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come.
here is more of what mr. brahimi had to say. dana, mr. brahimi has since left syria he says the situation is dire and he hopes they can come to some agreement to alleviate the misery for the syrian people. >> you are on the phone, and lucky enough to get you face to face. thank you for that and for that report. as gruesome and grim as it was. >>> ahead on "starting point" criticism from the right and left. controversy brewing over chuck hagel's possible nomination as...
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mr brahimi also said that this should be a syrian led political process we should be based on the agreements reached earlier in geneva and while without to be compromised and without the will to talk to each other and to negotiate obviously this political process so far is not working out all the opposition just rejects any possibilities to negotiate with the authorities and also rejected talking with the moscow which it actually accuses of supporting assad and has asked moscow to apologize for it was assumed she was russia's foreign minister had to say on this. i understand that mr hottie of his probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interests to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information so i'll repeat but we were ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start from the premises that they should not only think about their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they think that russia could play a role in the country's tragedy if you will meet our representatives with
mr brahimi also said that this should be a syrian led political process we should be based on the agreements reached earlier in geneva and while without to be compromised and without the will to talk to each other and to negotiate obviously this political process so far is not working out all the opposition just rejects any possibilities to negotiate with the authorities and also rejected talking with the moscow which it actually accuses of supporting assad and has asked moscow to apologize for...
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on the political process then we have all of us to work seriously for a political process mr brahimi added that this should be a syrian political process which should be based on agreements reached by world powers in geneva and they include forming a transitional government which could include all sides of the conflict but the opposition is not only unwilling to negotiate with the syrian authorities it's now rejecting direct talks with moscow which has been trying to be a mediator and we've heard from the leader of the recently established opposition coalition who demanded moscow to apologize for what he said was support for president assad. i understand that mr hotep is probably not very experienced in politics if he's looking to be a serious politician it is in his interests to hear our position from us and not from the media that sometimes distorts information so i'll repeat we're ready to talk to all opposition forces but we start from the premises that they should not only think about their own ambitions but also the fate of the syrian people and if they think that russia could
on the political process then we have all of us to work seriously for a political process mr brahimi added that this should be a syrian political process which should be based on agreements reached by world powers in geneva and they include forming a transitional government which could include all sides of the conflict but the opposition is not only unwilling to negotiate with the syrian authorities it's now rejecting direct talks with moscow which has been trying to be a mediator and we've...
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mr brahimi himself is expected in the russian capital on saturday and in general moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with both the syrian authorities and with the opposition while most western countries have denounced president. the syrian government. official forty. percent of central moscow thank you. now it's a looking like a prospect for britain's northeast it's not sharing in the country's financial recovery with many laid off and left on the breadline as we report just a bit later on here on our city. france says no to calls for help from its former colony the central african republic but later here on the program we idolize how western patrons treat local governments in the insurgency played between. if you're from my generation or younger and you were born into the one percent that i have a lot of college debt i sure do you know the deal used to be that you paid a significant amount for education but in turn that gave you a much higher salary later but now the system works in reverse many young americans studied very hard to not make any money at
mr brahimi himself is expected in the russian capital on saturday and in general moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's been in contact with both the syrian authorities and with the opposition while most western countries have denounced president. the syrian government. official forty. percent of central moscow thank you. now it's a looking like a prospect for britain's northeast it's not sharing in the country's financial recovery with many laid off and left on the breadline as...
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we agreed just recently with americans in a meeting with mr. brahimi participated in and mr. burns from the u.s. state department that they continue to be the only consensus realistic basis for a political outcome. so this is our platform. >> woodruff: let me ask you, mr. ambassador. if you're saying it's up to the syrians, isn't that really saying we just let the two sides continue to fight it out no matter what the cost in lives is? what is it, 40,000 syrians have already died? two million have been displaced. a half million refugees. >> what we're saying is completely the opposite. the goals should be putting together a national transitional body composed of representatives from the government and the opposition which are acceptable to each other sometimes the future or the stepping down from office of president assad is put to the floor. when people very often say that first he needs to step down then our question is but he is not stepping down so what are you going to do about it. if we were to accept that, what would change? if he continues to be in damascus and continu
we agreed just recently with americans in a meeting with mr. brahimi participated in and mr. burns from the u.s. state department that they continue to be the only consensus realistic basis for a political outcome. so this is our platform. >> woodruff: let me ask you, mr. ambassador. if you're saying it's up to the syrians, isn't that really saying we just let the two sides continue to fight it out no matter what the cost in lives is? what is it, 40,000 syrians have already died? two...
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mr. brahimi was sitting at the table with me last friday and he said you can't go in and tell him what you do, with assad. he said in his experience the best thing you can do is give him-- and the russians and others have done this and others i assume the iranians to a degree-- the assessment of the situation both on the ground and in terms of world opinion. and the question that comes unoften is how does he see the world where from wherever his prism is? does he continue to believe that he's stronger than he is? or does he continue to believe that there is not the level of opposition to him? bauds you would assume that his own military would have some recognition of that as they see the ground that they're losing throughout the country. >> right. and, of course, many of the senior syrian generals are alawites as the president is so their forces are tied to his. what's interesting is to watch and what many officials we've spoken to over the weekend are concerned about is that -- is the re
mr. brahimi was sitting at the table with me last friday and he said you can't go in and tell him what you do, with assad. he said in his experience the best thing you can do is give him-- and the russians and others have done this and others i assume the iranians to a degree-- the assessment of the situation both on the ground and in terms of world opinion. and the question that comes unoften is how does he see the world where from wherever his prism is? does he continue to believe that he's...
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i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the civil war has to be brought to an end. >> now, ambassador, both president obama and secretary of state clinton warned chemical weapons are the red line on syria. i also want to play something that defense secretary leon panetta had to say in reaction to the reports about the preparation of chemical weapons. let play that and talk about what diplomatic options are left. >> the president of the united states made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be conconsequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people. i'm not going to speculate or comment on what those potential
i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the civil war has to be brought to an end. >> now, ambassador, both president obama and secretary of...
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envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to stay clear. fighting near the airport and around the capital city has intensified in the past week. the latest amateur video showed street battles and a car set afire by a rocket attack. the exiled leader of hamas khaled meshaal entered gaza today for the first time. it was, in part, a show of defiance after the militant group's latest clash with israel. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: he crossed the border from egypt with tears in his eyes. the leader of hamas setting foot on palestinian territory for
envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to...
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last summer when mr. annan left. he is trying desperately to try to put together some kind of a diplomatic game plan to put an end to the civil war in syria and to inspire a complete political transition. so this was his initiative to try to bring these two senior officials together. >> pelley: if we're at a crucial moment here, how much has the u.s. actively engage with opposition groups in syria and should it they be more engaged? >> the u.s. is actively engaged with the syrian opposition both inside syria or at least with contacts with group inside syria and with the external pop sigs as well. the united states played an important role in encouraging the opposition to form a new national coalition which does appear indeed to be quite representative of the opposition. >> brown: how much are we able to control the flow of arms and supplies inside? are we able to pick the good guys and the bad guys? the potential winners and losers? how much do we play a role there? >> i suspect, jeff, that we know a lot
last summer when mr. annan left. he is trying desperately to try to put together some kind of a diplomatic game plan to put an end to the civil war in syria and to inspire a complete political transition. so this was his initiative to try to bring these two senior officials together. >> pelley: if we're at a crucial moment here, how much has the u.s. actively engage with opposition groups in syria and should it they be more engaged? >> the u.s. is actively engaged with the syrian...